Method of securing a waistband to combination garment

ABSTRACT

A method of securing an elastic waistband to a garment wherein the outside of the elastic waistband is placed in contact with the outside of the garment and aligned with one edge of the waistband being spaced away from the waist opening of the garment. The waist opening of the garment is folded over the waistband to overlap a portion of the garment and the waistband and thereafter the overlapped portion of the garment and the waistband are sewn.

United States Patent Conaway et al.

[ Nov. 19, 1974 METHOD OF SECURING A WAISTBAND TO COMBINATION GARMENT[75] Inventors: Mildred Conaway, Siloan Springs,

Ark.; Alligene Thompson, Tahlequah, Okla; Dorsie Mae fiowef,Fayetteville TAPE. i Danny Brown, Springdale, Ark.; Larry McGarrah,Summers, Ark.

[73] Assignee: Bear Brand Hoisery Co., Chicago,

Ill.

22 Filed: Jan.30, 1974 [211 App]. No.: 437,852

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[56] References Cited 7 UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,625,688 1/1953 Kaufman2/237 Vander et al.. 2/237 Goodman 2/237 Primary ExaminerH. HamptonHunter Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Prangley, Dithmar, Vogel, Sandler &Stotland 5 7] ABSTRACT A method of securing an elastic waistband to agarment wherein the outside of the elastic waistband is placed incontact with the outside of the garment and aligned with one edge of thewaistband being spaced away from the waist opening of the garment. Thewaist opening of the garment is folded over the waistband to overlap aportion ot: the garment and the waistband and thereafter the overlappedportion of the garment and the waistband are sewn.

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METHOD OF SECURING A WAISTBAND TO COMBINATION GARMENT BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION This invention relates to a method of securing an elasticwaistband to a garment of the pantyhose type. Some pantyhose garmentsare formed with an area of elastic yarn knit around the open end thereofto form a waistband integral with the upper portion of the pantyhose.For several reasons, these integral constructions are not alwayssatisfactory and the method of the present invention is provided toenable a separate and distinct waistband to be secured to the pantyhosein an efficient manner which permits rapid production of completedgarments.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention realtes to a method of securinga waistband to garment and more particularly of securing an elasticwaistband to a pantyhose garment.

A general object of the present invention is to provide a method forsecuring a waistband to a garment which is rapid and efficient andpermits the production of large numbers of garments in rapid succession.

It is an important object of the present invention to provide a methodof securing an elastic waistband to a garment having a generally tubularpanty portion with a waist opening therein, the method comprisingplacing the elastic waistband against the garment with the outside ofthe elastic waistband in contact with the outside of the garment andwith one edge of the waistband spaced from the waist opening of thegarment a distance less than the width of the elastic waistband, foldingthe portion of the garment forming the waist opening over the waistbandto overlap the portion of the garment and the waistband, and sewingtogether the overlapped portion of the garment and the waistband toprovide a garment and elastic waistband wherein the waistband extendsbeyond the waist opening of the garment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of thetype set forth wherein the elastic waistband has a label on the insidethereof and the waistband is positioned against the garment with thelabel angularly disposed about 90 from one end of the open ing.

These and other objects of the present invention together with furtherobjects and advantages thereof will best be understood by reference tothe following specification taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of agarment without the waistband attached thereto;

FIG. 2 is a view' of a stretched one-piece garment showing the waistopening therein;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the garmentaligned with the elastic waistband;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the garment having thewaistband secured thereto; and

FIGS. 5 through 8 are perspective views of various steps in the methodof securing the elastic waistband to the garment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings,there is shown a onepiece garment 50 having two leg and foot portions 60with selvedge 61 being provided at the toe thereof. The foot portion 62of the leg 60 leads into a leg portion 63 of reduced diameter withrespect to a thigh portion 64 which is connected with a panty portion70. The free end of the panty portion is formed into a waistband 71which may be selvedge and defines an open end of the garment 50. Asseen, the two leg and foot portions 60 are sewn as one-piece with thepanty portion 70 to provide the pantyhose garment 50.

An elastic waistband is provided wherein a rectangular body portion 81is formed into a' loop having an inside 82 and an outside 83. A label ispositioned at the seam 84 interconnecting the free ends of the elasticbody 81, the label extending away from the inside 82 of the waistband80.

The waistbands 80 are preferably formed from a source of elasticmaterial (not shown) wherein the elastic body 81 is in a roll form. Thedesired amount of elastic material 81 is pulled from the roll and thefree end of the roll is squared up with the elastic material. One end ofthe label 85 is aligned with the free end of the elastic material 81 andsewed as at the seam 84 thereby to connect the label 85 and to securethe free end of the elastic material while simultaneously slitting theelastic material to establish another free end while producing a closedloop elastic waistband 80.

Once the closed loop waistband 80 is produced, it is secured to thegarment 50 in the following manner. The outside 83 of the waistband 80is placed in contact with the outside of the panty section 700i thegarment 50 and aligned with theedge of the waistband spaced inwardlyfrom the open end of the panty 70 a distance less than the width of thewaistband. The seam 84 and the label 85 extending therefrom arepositioned about away from one end of the opening formed by the selvedge71 of the garment 50 when it is stretched as shown in FIG. 2 of thedrawings. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the selvedge portion 71 of thepanty 70 is folded over the waistband 80 and sewn thereto as bystitching 90.

After about 2 inches of the waistband 80 has been sewn to the panty 70,the panty is grasped at a point opposite to the last stitching and theselvedge 71 of the panty 70 is folded over the elastic waistband andaligned, tension being maintained on the rest of the panty 70 to preventgathering of the panty near the waistband 80. Once the waistband 80 andthe selvedge 71 of the panty 70 have been thus aligned, the selvedge isstitched to the waistband as hereinbefore set forth until theconfiguration in FIG. 6 is obtained. Thereafter the remainder of thepanty 70 and particularly the selvedge 71 thereof is folded over theremainder of the elastic waistband 80 and stitched until theconfiguration in FIG. 7 is obtained. It should be noted that during thesewing of the elastic waistband 80 to the panty '70 the outside 83 ofthe elastic waistband 80 is in contact with the outside of the panty70and the inside 82 of the waistband faces away from the panty with thelabel 85 FIG. 8 wherein the inside 82 of the waistband 80 is facing theinside of the pantyhose garment 50 and the label 85 extends into theopen end of the panty 70. The operation is now completed and a secondcombination garment may be taken along with a new waistband.

While there has been described what is at present considered to be thepreferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understoodthat various modifications and alterations may be made herein withoutdeparting from the true spirit and scope of the present invention, andit is intended to cover in the appended claims all such modificationsand alterations as fall within the true spirit and scope of the presentinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of securing an elastic waistband to a garment having agenerally tubular panty portion with a waist opening therein, the methodcomprising placing the elastic waistband against the garment with theoutside of the elastic waistband in contact with the outside of thegarment and with the adjacent edge of the wasitband spaced inwardly fromthe waist opening of the garment a distance less than the width of theelastic waistband, folding the portion of the garment forming the waistopening over the waistband to overlap the portion of the garment and thewaistband, and sewing together the overlapped portion of the garment andthe waistband to provide a garment and elastic waistband wherein thewaistband extends beyond the waist opening of the garment.

2. A method of securing an elastic waistband having a label on theinside thereof to a garment having a generally tubular panty portionwith a waist opening therein, the method comprising placing the elasticwaistband against the garment with the outside of the elastic waistbandin contact with the outside of the garment with the label facing awayfrom the garment and with the adjacent edge of the waistband spacedinwardly from the waist opening of the garment a distance less than thewidth of the elastic waistband, positioning the waistband with the labeldisposed about in the center front or back of the garment, folding theportion of the garment forming the waist opening over the waistband tooverlap the portion of the garment and the waistband, and sewingtogether the overlapped portion of the garment and the waistband toprovide a garment and elastic waistband wherein the waistband extendsbeyond the waist opening of the garment and the label is positionedabout from one end of the waist opening.

1. A method of securing an elastic waistband to a garment having agenerally tubular panty portion with a waist opening therein, the methodcomprising placing the elastic waistband against the garment with theoutside of the elastic waistband in contact with the outside of thegarment and with the adjacent edge of the wasitband spaced inwardly fromthe waist opening of the garment a distance less than the width of theelastic waistband, folding the portion of the garment forming the waistopening over the waistband to overlap the portion of the garment and thewaistband, and sewing together the overlapped portion of the garment andthe waistband to provide a garment and elastic waistband wherein thewaistband extends beyond the waist opening of the garment.
 2. A methodof securing an elastic waistband having a label on the inside thereof toa garment having a generally tubular panty portion with a waist openingtherein, the method comprising placing the elastic waistband against thegarment with the outside of the elastic waistband in contact with theoutside of the garment with the label facing away from the garment andwith the adjacent edge of the waistband spaced inwardly from the waistopening of the garment a distance less than the width of the elasticwaistband, positioning the waistband with the label disposed about inthe center front or back of the garment, folding the portion of thegarment forming the waist opening over the waistband to overlap theportion of the garment and the waistband, and sewing together theoverlapped portion of the garment and the waistband to provide a garmentand elastic waistband wherein the waistband extends beyond the waistopening of the garment and the label is positioned about 90* from oneend of the waist opening.